NASCAR on television and radio explained

The television and radio rights to broadcast NASCAR are among the most expensive broadcast rights of any American sport, with the current television contract with Fox Sports and NBC Sports being worth around .

In the early days of NASCAR, sports programs like CBS Sports Spectacular and ABC Wide World of Sports would air video highlight packages of the races. These packages were typically 15 to 30 minutes long and were cut from film of the entire race, similar to video packages created by NFL Films. For major races like the Daytona 500, ABC Sports would show footage live for a certain number of laps at the beginning, then show the end of the race. A few races were shown in their entirety in the 1970s, but these were always recorded and shown days or weeks later.

In 1979, CBS Sports televised the 1979 Daytona 500 live from start to finish. With the introduction of ESPN in 1981, more races began being shown live in their entirety. Since 1992, all NASCAR races have been shown from start to finish, and all have been shown live since 1997. Until 2001, race tracks struck individual agreements with networks to broadcast races, but in order to capitalize on the growing popularity of the sport NASCAR announced in 1999 that television contracts would now be centralized; that is, instead of making agreements with individual tracks, networks would now negotiate directly with NASCAR for the rights to air a package of races.

Television

English language broadcast networks (over-the-air)

Current

• Fox: 2001–present
• NBC: 1964, 1979–1981, 1983, 1985, 1999–2006, 2015–present (Cup Series only)

Future

• The CW: 2024–2031 (Xfinity Series)

Former

• CBS: 1960, 1964, 1975–2000
• ABC: 1961–1992, 1994–2000, 2007–2014

Spanish language networks

• Fox Deportes: 2013–present
• Telemundo: 2015–present
• Universo: 2015–present

English language cable/satellite networks

Current

• FS1: 2013–present
• FS2: 2015–present
• Fox Business Network: 2016–present
• CNBC: 2006, 2015–present
• USA Network: 1982–1985, 2016, 2022–present

Future

• TNT: 2001–2014, 2025–2031 (Cup Series only)
• TruTV: 2025–2031 (Cup Series practice and qualifying only)

Former

• ESPN: 1981–2000, 2007–2014
• ESPN2: 1995–2000, 2007–2014
• ESPN Classic: 2007–2010
• ESPNEWS: 2011–2014
• ESPN Deportes: 2013–2014
• FNN-SCORE: 1988
• Fox Sports Net: 2001
• FX: 2001–2006
• HDNet: 2005–2007
• Prime: 1990–1991
• Speed: 1998–1999, 2003–2013
• SportsChannel America: 1990
• TBS: 1983–2000
• TNN: 1983, 1986, 1991–2000
• Versus/NBCSN: 2010, 2015–2021
• Viewer's Choice: 1988–1990
• Jefferson-Pilot: 1985–1987
• Mizlou: 1982–1985
• MRN TV: 1979–1980
• SETN: 1984–1988

English language streaming services

• Peacock

2021–present (Cup Series only)

Future

• Max: 2025–2031 (Cup Series only)
• Amazon Prime: 2025–2031 (Cup Series only)

Early years

See also: NASCAR on television in the 1960s and NASCAR on television in the 1970s.

One of the earliest telecasts of a NASCAR race was the 1960 Daytona 500, parts of which was presented as part of CBS Sports Spectacular, with announcer Bud Palmer.^[1]

Between that broadcast and 1979, there were three main sources of NASCAR telecasts:

• ABC's Wide World of Sports, the sports anthology program, provided coverage of select NASCAR Winston Cup races in the 1970s. In 1971, it presented a 200-lap race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in its entirety, the first such broadcast of a NASCAR race. Throughout the 1970s, ABC presented portions of the Daytona 500, Southern 500, and other important races.
• In the late 1970s, CBS Sports Spectacular aired some races; like Wide World of Sports, they were taped and edited.
• Car and Track, a weekly auto racing show hosted by Bud Lindemann, recapped all of NASCAR's top-series races in the 1960s and 1970s in a weekly 30-minute syndicated show.

The following table is a list of races from NASCAR's top three series that have been broadcast partially or in their entirety on television during the 1960s.

Race Number	Race Date	Race Title	Race Track	Series	Network	Lap-by-Lap Commentator	Analysts	Pit Reporters	Notes
2 of 44	February 12, 1960	100 Mile Qualifying Races	Daytona International Speedway	NASCAR Grand National Division	CBS	Bud Palmer	First ever NASCAR broadcast.
3 of 44

1979–2000: Flag-to-flag coverage

See also: NASCAR on CBS, NASCAR on TNN, NASCAR on TBS, NASCAR on television in the 1980s and NASCAR on television in the 1990s. CBS Sports President Neal Pilson and motor-sports editor Ken Squier believed that Americans would watch an entire stock car race live on television. On February 18, 1979, CBS presented the first flag-to-flag coverage of the Daytona 500.^{[2] [3]} Richard Petty won NASCAR's crown-jewel race for the sixth time, but more attention was drawn by the post-race fight on the track's infield between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison, who crashed together on the final lap while leading.^[2] The race drew incredible ratings, in part due to the compelling action both on and off the track, and in part because a major snowstorm on the East Coast kept millions of viewers indoors.^[4]

As time passed, more Winston Cup races ended up on TV. ESPN broadcast its first race in 1981, from North Carolina Motor Speedway^[5] (its first live race was later in the year at Atlanta International Raceway), and TNN followed in 1991. All Cup races were nationally televised by 1985; networks struck individual deals with track owners, and multiple channels carried racing content. Many races were shown taped and edited on Wide World of Sports and syndication services like Mizlou and SETN, but almost all races were live by 1989. By 2000, the last year of this arrangement, six networks televised at least one Cup series race: CBS, ABC, ESPN, TNN, TBS, and NBC.

At the same time, a growing number of races in the Busch Grand National Series and NASCAR Truck Series were made available for broadcast, and some track owners even included support races in lesser series. Likewise, Winston Cup qualifying rounds aired on ESPN2 or regional sports network Prime Network.

NASCAR sought to capitalize on its increased popularity even more, so they decided that future deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts.

2001–2006: Fox, NBC, Turner Sports

See also: NASCAR on NBC, NASCAR on TNT and NASCAR on television in the 2000s. On December 15, 1999 Fox Sports, FX, NBC and Turner Sports agreed to pay $2.4 billion for a new six-year television package, covering the Winston/Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series schedules.

• Fox and FX would be responsible for covering the first half of the season. All Busch Series races during that part of the season would also be on Fox/FX. NBC and Turner would partner to cover the second half of the season, which beginning in 2004 would include the Chase for the Cup. Originally, Turner's broadcast outlet for its NASCAR coverage was to be TBS as it had been for every other race Turner had broadcast before. However, Turner Broadcasting rebranded its sister network TNT as a drama-heavy network and decided to move the NASCAR coverage there in March 2001, as they felt it fit the new branding better.^[6]
• As part of the new contract, the Daytona events were split evenly between the networks. Fox would air the Daytona 500 in every odd-numbered year during the contract, with NBC covering the then-Pepsi 400 those years. NBC would then, in turn, air the Daytona 500 in every even-numbered year, with Fox covering the Pepsi 400.
• The network in charge of Daytona 500 coverage would also have the rights to air the events during Speedweeks, which consisted of the Budweiser Shootout, Daytona 500 pole qualifying, the two qualifying races held after pole qualifying, and the season opening Busch race.

ESPN retained the rights to the Truck Series through 2002 under a separate contract. Beginning in 2003, Speed Channel bought out the rest of ESPN's contract and became the exclusive broadcast home of that series.

Initially, practice and qualifying sessions would alternate between Fox Sports Net and FX during the Fox/FX portion of the season, and between TNT and CNNSI during the NBC/TNT portion of the season. By the end of 2002, Speed had replaced Fox Sports Net and (due to CNN/SI shutting down in the spring of 2002) a deal was arranged with NBC/TNT to move most practice and qualifying sessions to Speed, as well using NBC/TNT's production team and Speed graphics.

2007–2014: Fox, ESPN, Turner Sports

See also: NASCAR on Fox, NASCAR on ESPN, NASCAR on TNT and NASCAR on television in the 2010s.

Late in 2005, NBC announced that they no longer wanted to carry NASCAR races on their schedule. ABC/ESPN took the opportunity to regain the series. On December 12, 2005, NASCAR announced its next TV contract: eight years at $4.8 billion with Fox/Speed Channel, ABC/ESPN, and TNT.^[7] This time, the deal bundled the Truck Series alongside the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series:

• Fox broadcast the first 13 Cup races along with the Busch Clash every year, and as a result gained exclusivity for the Daytona 500. The package ran through the first weekend in June and (usually) the race at Dover International Speedway. Due to schedule adjustments, the package ended in 2010 with the Coca-Cola 600 and in 2011 with the spring Kansas race.
• TNT, which split from former partner NBC, gained rights to six races including the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Their coverage began with the June race at Pocono Raceway and continued with the first race of the year at Michigan International Speedway, the lone race at Sonoma Raceway, the Coke Zero 400, and the first race of the year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Originally, TNT's sixth and final race was the race at Chicagoland Speedway, but this was moved to later in the season when TNT picked up the race at Kentucky Speedway. The Coke Zero 400 was presented with limited commercial interruptions until 2013.^[8] The Kentucky race replaced the race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2011.
• ESPN networks broadcast the remainder of the Cup schedule, beginning at the Brickyard 400. From 2007 to 2009, ABC carried coverage of the last race before the Chase at Richmond and all Chase for the Sprint Cup events. In 2010, following NASCAR's shift to standardized start times for races, only three races were aired on ABC, and the majority of coverage was allotted to ESPN networks.
• ESPN networks held exclusive rights to the Nationwide Series across the entire season, with races on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC.
• Speed Channel moved two of its Truck Series races to Fox from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013, all CWTS races were on Speed; Fox returned to the series in 2014 with its telecast of the Talladega race.
• Qualifying sessions for Sprint Cup races aired on Fox for the Daytona 500, on Speed/FS1 for the next 18 races, and alternating between Speed/FS1 and ESPN/ESPN2 for the remaining 17 races.
• NASCAR Cup Series practice sessions were broadcast by Speed/FS1 for the first 19 races and alternated between Speed/FS1 and ESPN2 for the remaining 17 races. Speed/FS1 was guaranteed at least one session each weekend during the ESPN portion of the schedule.
• Nationwide Series practice and qualifying alternated between Speed/FS1 and ESPN2 throughout the entire season.
• On the pay-per-view front, DirecTV premiered NASCAR Hot Pass at the 2007 Daytona 500. The package consists of four channels, each dedicated to a particular driver with team communications among the driver, crew chief, and spotter. From 2007 to 2008, Hot Pass also had separate lap-by-lap announcers and color commentators for each channel.^[9] In 2009 NASCAR Hot Pass became free, although without announcers, and on January 7, 2013, it was discontinued all together.^[10] NBC and FX no longer carried NASCAR as a result.

Starting in 2006, NBC was paying $2.8 billion for six years of Sunday night telecasts of the National Football League. The new NFL and old NASCAR deals overlapped in 2006, which forced some postrace coverage at NBC races to air on CNBC. FX stopped airing sporting events from 2006 to 2010. (It did show the ninth inning of a rain-delayed Fox game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox when it conflicted with the start of the 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500, as well as other games which overran into the starts of NASCAR races. Beginning in 2010, Fox's MLB games during NASCAR Saturdays were shifted to early in the afternoon.)

The new contracts increased the amount of coverage from each weekend's races. When the 2007 season began, all practices for NASCAR Cup Series races were televised, whereas only the final practice ("happy hour") had been televised before. In addition, all Nationwide Series final practices and qualifying sessions were shown; before, a few qualifying sessions were not seen and only a handful of practices were seen. Most, if not all, truck series time trials are also broadcast.

From 2007 to 2010, average race viewership fell from 7.85 million at its height to 5.99 million, according to the Sports Business Journal.^[11]

Starting in 2013, Spanish-language network Fox Deportes has aired select NASCAR Cup races either live or delayed.^[12]

In August 2013, Speed was replaced by Fox Sports 1, and Fuel TV by Fox Sports 2. All Truck Series races remained on Fox Sports 1, while practice and qualifying sessions and regional series races alternated between Fox Sports 1 and 2 depending on scheduling. For North American markets outside of the United States, coverage of some NASCAR events carried by Speed at the time remained on an international version of Speed (now Fox Sports Racing) that operates in the regions.^[13]

In 2014, the Sprint Unlimited moved to Fox Sports 1. Owing to the increased viewership of qualifying sessions under the new "group" knockout format, and being the first restrictor plate race under the new system, qualifying coverage for that year's Aaron's 499 was moved to Fox, marking the only other race besides the Daytona 500 to have a qualifying round televised on broadcast television.^[14]

Broadcasters

The broadcast teams for each package during this period are as follows:

• Fox retained most of the same announcers that worked for the network since 2001: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip in the booth, pit reporters Steve Byrnes, Dick Berggren, and Matt Yocum; and prerace hosts Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond. Krista Voda replaced Jeanne Zelasko as the fourth pit reporter; with the expansion of Fox's baseball coverage to a full season, Zelasko was no longer available due to her responsibilities as then-studio host.
• The ESPN/ABC team: the original team consisted of Jerry Punch as the lead, with Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree as booth analysts. Allen Bestwick moved over from NBC/TNT as the lead pit reporter, joined by fellow former NBC/TNT pit reporter Dave Burns, ESPN's then-lead NASCAR reporter Mike Massaro, and IndyCar pit reporter Jamie Little. Punch was eventually replaced by Marty Reid as the lead and Dale Jarrett replaced Wallace as an analyst. Bestwick and Wallace were moved to serve as studio host and analyst for NASCAR Countdown, while Punch moved back into his familiar role as lead pit reporter. Bestwick was later promoted to replace Reid as the lead broadcaster.
• TNT kept Bill Weber as lap-by-lap announcer and Wally Dallenbach Jr. as analyst. After some speculation, Kyle Petty was revealed as the second analyst for the network's coverage on February 7, 2007.^[15] He continued his role as an active NASCAR driver for two seasons before retiring from driving. Benny Parsons, who was an NBC/TNT analyst, died on January 16, 2007; he had reportedly talked about retirement after 2006 and had personally nominated Petty as his replacement prior to his death. TNT retained its pit crew as well, with Matt Yocum and Marty Snider joined by former secondary pit reporters Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak on a permanent basis. McReynolds, a booth analyst for Fox, is the pre-race analyst.^[16] Weber also continued as host of the Countdown to Green pre-race show. Marc Fein joined McReynolds on a new "pre-pre-race" show called NASCAR on TNT Live.

Bill Weber was forced to leave TNT shortly before the 4th race of TNT's schedule. Officially, Turner says it was due to a personal matter; however USA Today reported that it was due to an incident at a hotel the night before the race. Ralph Sheheen stepped in as announcer for the last 3 races on TNT in 2009. Adam Alexander filled in on pit road for the last 2 races, before moving to the announcer booth for 2010 and beyond. Sheheen returned to pit road, where he remained until the end of TNT's contract. The NASCAR on TNT Live show was discontinued and morphed into an hour-long Countdown to Green which was hosted by Alexander.

2015–2024: Fox and NBC

On October 15, 2012, NASCAR and the Fox Sports Media Group (FSMG) announced a new $2.4 billion eight-year deal, a 30% increase from their previous deal.^[17] On July 23, 2013, NASCAR and the NBC Sports Group announced a new $4.4 billion ten-year deal.^{[18] [19] [20]} Ten days later on August 1, 2013, NASCAR and Fox extended and expanded their agreement, paying an additional $1.4 billion to do so, to complete NASCAR's new TV package through the 2024 season.^{[21] [22]} NBC reportedly bid over 50% more than ESPN and Turner for their portion of the package, despite Turner and ESPN expressing interest in continuing their relationship with NASCAR.^[23]

NASCAR Cup Series

• The first 16 points races are broadcast by Fox. Ten races, including the Daytona 500, are broadcast on Fox with six races on FS1.
• The final 20 points races, including the NASCAR playoffs, are broadcast by NBC. Nine races are airing on NBC and 11 would air on NBCSN until the end of the 2021 season. NBCSN ceased broadcasting a few weeks later, and their schedule of races would move to USA beginning with the 2022 season.
• As part of the deal, Playoff races airing on NBC are lead-ins to NBC Sunday Night Football (after local news and NBC Nightly News, except for the final race of the season, when SNF follows the race).
• The Busch Clash alternates between Fox (2015–2016, 2022–2024) and FS1 (2014, 2017–2021).
• The Bluegreen Vacations Duel races, now in primetime, and NASCAR All-Star Race air on FS1.
• Practice and qualifying rights belongs to the network group broadcasting the race.
• All races are live-streamed online.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

• The first 14 races are broadcast by Fox. From 2015 to 2018, four races are broadcast on Fox and the other 10 races air on FS1, but since 2019 all races air on FS1.
• The final 19 races are broadcast by NBC. Four races (five in 2020) are broadcast by NBC and the other 15 races (14 in 2020) would air on NBCSN until the end of the 2021 season. NBCSN ceased broadcasting a few weeks later, and their schedule of races moved to USA beginning with the 2022 season.
• Practice and qualifying rights belong to the network broadcasting the race.
• All races are live-streamed online.

Other rights

• Fox Sports continues to be the exclusive broadcasters of the NASCAR Truck Series. All Truck races are also streaming on the Fox Sports app.
• USA Network also broadcast the ARCA Menards Series East and West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series.
• Telemundo and Universo have Spanish-language broadcast rights for national series and Toyota (Mexico) Series events.
• Peacock holds rights to the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony and season ending banquets.

ESPN no longer broadcast NASCAR for the foreseeable future, while TNT no longer broadcast NASCAR until 2025 (see below). The new contract succeeded a partnership with Turner Sports and ESPN which it was paid by $4.8 billion that was covered by the previous contract which was eight years that began in 2007.

2025–2031: Fox, Amazon Prime Video, TNT, NBC and the CW

In July 2023, broadcast network The CW signed a TV rights deal to broadcast the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2025 to 2031 for an estimated $115 million annual fee.^[24]

In November 2023, NASCAR announced a television and streaming deal for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Truck Series from 2025 to 2031 for a $1.1 billion annual fee.^{[25] [26]} Fox Sports and NBC Sports will distribute 14 Cup races each, with five and four races on their broadcast networks respectively. Fox Sports will continue to air early season spring races including the Daytona 500, while NBC will continue to show late-season fall races including the entire NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Amazon Prime Video will stream five Cup races in the early summer, as well as practice and qualifying for the first half of the season except for the Clash, Daytona 500 and All-Star Race. TNT will show the remaining five Cup races in the late summer, which will also be streamed on the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On on Max. Practice and qualifying will air on TruTV and Max for the second half of the season. It was also announced that Fox Sports would continue its arrangement with the Truck series from the previous media deal.

Historical Race Network Table

Below is a table (1960-present) of each NASCAR Cup Series points race and the network upon which it was broadcast:

Note: This table reflects the network upon which each race was predominantly shown, and does not reflect in-race movements, rain delays, and pre-emptions due to time constraints or other commitments, Non-points races from these seasons (Busch Clash, NASCAR All-Star Race and All-Star open, 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500, NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka, Coca-Cola 500 (Motegi), and Daytona Duels (even though it has awarded points since 2017)) are also not listed.

NASCAR Cup Series Broadcast Networks
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62
1960	CLT	COL	DAY CBS	DAY CBS	DAY	CLT	NWS	PHO	COL	MAR	HIK	WIL	WSL	GRN	WEV	DAR	SPR	HIL	RCH	HAN	CLT	WSL	DAY	PIT	MON	MYR	ATL	BIR	NSH	WEV	SPR	COL	SB	WSL	DAR	HIK	SAC	SUM	HIL	MAR	NWS	CLT	RCH	ATL
1961	CLT	JAC	DAY	DAY	DAY	SPR	WEV	HAN	ATL	GRN	HIL	WSL	MAR	NWS	COL	HIK	RCH	MAR	DAR	CLT	CLT	RIV	LOS	CLT	SPR	BIR	GRN	WSL	WSL	HRT	ROA	DAY ABC	ATL	COL	MYR	BR	NSH	WSL	WEV	RCH	SB	DAR	HIK	RCH	SAC	ATL	MAR	NWS	CLT	BRI	GRN	HIL
1962	CON	WEV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	CON	WEV	SAV	HIL	RCH	COL	NWS	GRN	MYR	MAR	WSL	BR	RCH	HIK	CON	DAR	SPR	CLT	ATL	WSL	AUG	RCH	SB	DAY ABC	COL	ASH	GRN	AUG	SAV	MYR	BRI	RIN	NSH	HUN	WEV	ROA	NWS	SPR	VAL	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	MOY	AUG	MAR	NWS	CLT	ATL
1963	BIR	GOL	TAH	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	SPR	WEV	HIL		HIK	BRI	AUG	RCH	GRN	SB	WSL	MAR	NWS	COL	TAH	DAR	MAS	RCH		BIR	ATL	DAY ABC	MYR	SAV	MOY	WSL	ASH	OLB	BRI	BR	GRN	NSH	COL	WEV	SPR	NWS	HUN	DAR	HIK	RCH	MAR	MOY	NWS	TAH	CLT	SB	HIL	RIV
1964	CON	AUG	JAC	SAV	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	RCH	BRI	GRN	WSL	ATL CBS	WEV	HIL	SPR	COL	NWS	MAR	SAV	DAR	LAN	HIK	SB	CLT NBC	GRN	ASH	ATL	CON	NSH	RIN	BIR	VAL	SPR	DAY	MAS	OLB	BRI	ISL	GLN	NOX	BRI	NSH	MYR	WEV	MOY	HUN	COL	WSL	ROA	DAR	HIK	RCH	MAS	HIL	MAR	SAV	NWS	CLT ABC	SAV	AUG	JAC
1965	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	SPR	WEV	RCH	HIL	ATL	GRN	NWS	MAR	COL	BRI	DAR ABC	LAN	WSL	HIK	CLT	CLE	ASH	HAR	NSH	BRI	ATL	GRN	MYR	VAL	DAY ABC	MAS	OLB	ISL	GLN	BRI	NSH	CLE	WEV	MAY	SPR	AUG	COL	MOY	BEL	WSL	DAR ABC	HIK	NOX	MAS	RCH	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	HIL	CHR	MOY
1966	AUG	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	CHR	BRI	ATL	HIK	COL	GRN	WSL	NWS	MAR	DAR ABC	LAN	MAC	STR	RCH	CLT	MOY	ASH	SPR	MAY	WEV	BEL	GRN	DAY ABC	MAS	BRD	OXF	FON	ISL	BRI	MAY	NSH	ATL	COL	WEV	BEL	WSL	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	MAC	HIL	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR
1967	AUG	RIV	DAY ABC	DAY ABC	DAY ABC	WEV	BRI	GRN	WSL	ATL	COL	HIK	NWS	MAR	SAV	RCH	DAR ABC	BEL	LAN	CLT	ASH	MAC	MAY	BIR	GRN	CHR	MON	DAY ABC	TRN	OXF	FON	ISL	BRI	MAY	NSH	ATL	WSL	COL	SAV	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	HIL	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR	WEV
1968	MAC	MON	RIV	DAY ABC	BRI	RCH	ATL	HIK	GRN	COL	NWS	MAR	AUG	WEV	DAR ABC	BEL	LAN	CLT	ASH	MAC	MAY	BIR	CHR	GRN	DAY ABC	ISL	OXF	FON	TRN	BRI	MAY	NSH	ATL	COL	WSL	WEV	SBO	LAN	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	BEL	HIL	MAR	NWS	AUG	CLT ABC	CHR	JEF
1969	MAC	MON	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	CHR	AUG	BRI	ATL ABC	COL	HIK	GRN	RCH	NWS	MAR	WEV	DAR ABC	BEL	LAN	CLT	MAC	MAY	MCH	KIG	GRN	RAL	DAY ABC	DOV	THP	TRN	BEL	BRI	NSH	MAY	ATL	MCH	SBO	WSL	WEV	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	TAL	COL	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	SAV	AUG	CHR	JEF	MAC	TWS
1970	RIV	DAY	DAY	DAY ABC	RCH	CHR	SAV	ATL	BRI	TAL ABC	NWS ABC	COL	DAR ABC	BEL	LAN	CLT ABC	MAY	MAR	MCH	RIV	HIK	KIG	GRN	DAY ABC	MAL	THP	TRN	BRI	MAY	NSH ABC	ATL	COL	ONA	MCH	TAL	WSL	SBO	DAR ABC	HIK	RCH	DOV	RAL	NWS ABC	CLT ABC	MAR	MAC	CHR	LAN
1971	RIV	DAY ABC	DAY ABC	DAY ABC	ONT	RCH	CHR	HIK	BRI	ATL ABC	COL	GRN ABC	MAY	NWS	MAR	DAR ABC	SB	TAL ABC	ASH	KIG	CLT	DOV	MCH	RIV	HOU	GRN	DAY ABC	BRI	MAL	ISL	TRN	NSH	ATL	WSL ABC	ONA	MCH	TAL	COL	HIK	DAR ABC	MAR	CLT ABC	DOV	CHR	MAC	RCH	NWS	TWS
1972	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	ONT ABC	CHR ABC	ATL ABC	BRI	DAR ABC	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	MCH	RIV	TWS	DAY ABC	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL	MCH	NSH	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR	TWS
1973	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	BRI	CHR	ATL ABC	NWS	DAR ABC	MAR	TAL	NSH	CLT	DOV	TWS	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	BRI	ATL	TAL ABC	NSH	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT ABC	CHR
1974	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	CHR	BRI	ATL ABC	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSH	DOV ABC	CLT	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	BRI	NSH	ATL	POC	TAL ABC	MCH	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT ABC	CHR	ONT
1975	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	CHR	BRI	ATL ABC	NWS	DAR ABC	MAR	TAL CBS	NSH	DOV	CLT CBS	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC	TAL	MCH CBS	DAR ABC	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT ABC	RCH	CHR	BRI	ATL CBS	ONT
1976	RIV	DAY ABC	CHR	RCH	BRI	ATL ABC	NWS	DAR ABC	MAR	TAL CBS	NSH	DOV	CLT CBS	RIV CBS	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC	TAL CBS	MCH CBS	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR	ATL CBS	ONT ABC
1977	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	CHR	ATL ABC	NWS	DAR ABC	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSH	DOV	CLT CBS	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC	TAL	[1977 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR	ATL	ONT CBS
1978	RIV	DAY ABC	RCH	CHR	ATL ABC	BRI	DAR ABC	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT CBS	NSH	RIV	MCH ABC	DAY ABC	NSH	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT ABC	CHR	ATL	ONT CBS
1979	RIV	DAY CBS	CHR	RCH	ATL ABC	NWS	BRI	DAR ABC	MAR MRN TV	TAL MRN TV	NSH	DOV	CLT CBS	TWS	RIV	MCH ABC	DAY ABC	NSH	POC	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT NBC	NWS	CHR	ATL	ONT CBS
1980	RIV	DAY CBS	RCH	CHR	ATL ABC	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSH	DOV	CLT CBS	TWS	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC ABC	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT NBC	CHR	ATL	ONT CBS
1981	RIV MRN TV	DAY CBS	RCH	CHR ESPN	ATL ABC	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	NSH	DOV ESPN	CLT CBS	TWS	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC NBC	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT NBC	CHR	ATL ESPN	RIV
1982	DAY CBS	RCH ESPN	BRI	ATL ABC	CHR	DAR ABC	NWS	MAR	TAL ESPN	NSH	DOV	CLT Mizlou	POC Mizlou	RIV	MCH	DAY	NSH	POC Mizlou	TAL	MCH ESPN	BRI	DAR ABC	RCH ESPN	DOV TNN	NWS	CLT	MAR	CHR	ATL ESPN	RIV Mizlou
1983	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CHR ESPN	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL NBC	NSH TNN	DOV Mizlou	BRI	CLT Mizlou	RIV	POC	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC Mizlou	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV TNN	MAR	NWS	CLT Mizlou	CHR	ATL TBS	RIV TBS
1984	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CHR SETN	ATL ABC	BRI	NWS	DAR ESPN	MAR	TAL	NSH TBS	DOV Mizlou	CLT	RIV	POC ESPN	MCH	DAY ABC	NSH	POC ESPN	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI	DAR ESPN	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CHR SETN	ATL TBS	RIV TBS
1985	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CHR SETN	ATL	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR SETN	TAL NBC	DOV	CLT Jefferson-Pilot	RIV TNN	POC ESPN	MCH CBS	DAY ABC	POC	TAL CBS	MCH	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH SETN	DOV Mizlou	MAR SETN	NWS	CLT Jefferson-Pilot	CHR TBS	ATL TBS	RIV TBS
1986	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CHR	ATL ABC	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR SETN	TAL ESPN	DOV Mizlou	CLT	RIV TNN	POC SETN	MCH	DAY	POC SETN	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR	RCH	DOV Mizlou	MAR SETN	NWS ESPN	CLT	CHR TBS	ATL ESPN	RIV TBS
1987	DAY CBS	CHR	RCH TBS	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	BRI ESPN	MAR SETN	TAL ESPN	CLT	DOV ESPN	POC SETN	RIV	MCH	DAY ABC	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI ESPN	DAR	RCH SETN	DOV ESPN	MAR SETN	NWS	CLT	CHR	RIV TBS	ATL ESPN
1988	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CAR	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV	RIV ESPN	POC SCORE	MCH CBS	DAY ABC	POC	TAL CBS	GLN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV ESPN	MAR ESPN	CLT	NWS ESPN	CAR ESPN	PHO ESPN	ATL ESPN
1989	DAY CBS	CAR ESPN	ATL ABC	RCH TBS	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV ESPN	SON ESPN	POC PPV	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	POC ESPN	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV ESPN	MAR ESPN	CLT TBS	NWS ESPN	CAR ESPN	PHO ESPN	ATL ESPN
1990	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CAR ESPN	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV ESPN	SON ESPN	POC PPV	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	POC ESPN	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV ESPN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR ESPN	PHO ESPN	ATL ESPN
1991	DAY CBS	RCH TBS	CAR TNN	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	SON ESPN	POC ESPN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	POC ESPN	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1992	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH TBS	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	SON ESPN	POC ESPN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	POC ESPN	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1993	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH TBS	ATL TNN	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	SON ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	POC ESPN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	TAL CBS	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1994	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH TBS	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	SON ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	POC TNN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	TAL CBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1995	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH TBS	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	SON ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	POC TNN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	TAL CBS	IND ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH TBS	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1996	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH ESPN	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	NWS ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	SON ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	POC TNN	MCH CBS	DAY ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	TAL CBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH ESPN	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	NWS ESPN	CLT TBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1997	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	RCH ESPN	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	TEX CBS	BRI ESPN	MAR ESPN	SON ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	POC TNN	MCH CBS	CAL ABC	DAY ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH ESPN	NHA TNN	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	CLT TBS	TAL CBS	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	ATL ESPN
1998	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	LVS ABC	ATL ESPN	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	TEX CBS	MAR ESPN	TAL ABC	CAL ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	RCH ESPN	MCH CBS	POC TNN	SON ESPN	NHA TNN	POC TBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	NHA TNN	DAR ESPN	RCH ESPN	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	CLT TBS	TAL ESPN	DAY TNN	PHO TNN	CAR TNN	ATL ESPN
1999	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	LVS ABC	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	TEX CBS	BRI ESPN	MAR ESPN	TAL ABC	CAL ABC	RCH ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	MCH CBS	POC TNN	SON ESPN	DAY CBS	NHA TNN	POC TBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH ESPN	NHA TNN	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	CLT TBS	TAL ESPN	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	HOM NBC	ATL ESPN
2000	DAY CBS	CAR TNN	LVS ABC	ATL ABC	DAR ESPN	BRI ESPN	TEX CBS	MAR ESPN	TAL ABC	CAL ABC	RCH ESPN	CLT TBS	DOV TNN	MCH CBS	POC TNN	SON ESPN	DAY CBS	NHA TNN	POC TBS	IND ABC	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	DAR ESPN	RCH ESPN	NHA TNN	DOV TNN	MAR ESPN	CLT TBS	TAL ESPN	CAR TNN	PHO TNN	HOM NBC	ATL ESPN
2001-06 TV Contract (FOX, FX, NBC, TNT)
2001	DAY FOX	CAR FX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	DAR FOX	BRI FOX	TEX FOX	MAR FOX	TAL FOX	CAL FOX	RCH FX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	MCH FX	POC FOX	SON FOX	DAY NBC	CHI NBC	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN NBC	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	DAR TNT	RCH TNT	DOV NBC	KAN NBC	CLT TNT	MAR TNT	TAL NBC	PHO NBC	CAR TNT	HOM NBC	ATL NBC	NHA NBC
2002	DAY NBC	CAR FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	DAR FOX	BRI FOX	TEX FX	MAR FX	TAL FOX	CAL FOX	RCH FX	CLT FOX	DOV FX	POC FOX	MCH FOX	SON FOX	DAY FOX	CHI NBC	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN NBC	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	DAR TNT	RCH TNT	NHA NBC	DOV TNT	KAN NBC	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	MAR NBC	ATL NBC	CAR TNT	PHO NBC	HOM NBC
2003	DAY FOX	CAR FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	DAR FOX	BRI FOX	TEX FOX	TAL FOX	MAR FOX	CAL FOX	RCH FX	CLT FOX	DOV FX	POC FOX	MCH FOX	SON FOX	DAY NBC	CHI NBC	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN NBC	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	DAR NBC	RCH TNT	NHA TNT	DOV NBC	TAL NBC	KAN NBC	CLT NBC	MAR NBC	ATL TNT	PHO NBC	CAR TNT	HOM NBC
	Regular season																										Playoff
2004	DAY NBC	CAR FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	DAR FOX	BRI FOX	TEX FOX	MAR FOX	TAL FOX	CAL FOX	RCH FX	CLT FOX	DOV FX	POC FOX	MCH FOX	SON FOX	DAY FOX	CHI NBC	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN TNT	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	CAL NBC	RCH TNT	NHA TNT	DOV TNT	TAL NBC	KAN NBC	CLT NBC	MAR NBC	ATL NBC	PHO NBC	DAR NBC	HOM NBC
2005	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	PHO FOX	TAL FOX	DAR FOX	RCH FX	CLT FOX	DOV FX	POC FOX	MCH FOX	SON FOX	DAY NBC	CHI NBC	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN NBC	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	CAL NBC	RCH TNT	NHA TNT	DOV TNT	TAL NBC	KAN NBC	CLT NBC	MAR NBC	ATL NBC	TEX NBC	PHO NBC	HOM NBC
2006	DAY NBC	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	PHO FOX	TAL FX	RCH FX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FX	POC FOX	MCH FOX	SON FOX	DAY FOX	CHI TNT	NHA TNT	POC TNT	IND NBC	GLN NBC	MCH TNT	BRI TNT	CAL NBC	RCH TNT	NHA TNT	DOV TNT	KAN NBC	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	MAR NBC	ATL NBC	TEX NBC	PHO NBC	HOM NBC
2007-14 TV Contract (FOX Sports, Turner Sports, ESPN/ABC)
	Regular season																										Playoff
2007	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	PHO FOX	TAL FOX	RCH FOX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	NHA TNT	DAY TNT	CHI TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN2	BRI ESPN	CAL ESPN	RCH ABC	NHA ABC	DOV ABC	KAN ESPN	TAL ABC	CLT ABC	MAR ESPN	ATL ABC	TEX ABC	PHO ABC	HOM ABC
2008	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	PHO FOX	TAL FOX	RCH FOX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	NHA TNT	DAY TNT	CHI TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	CAL ESPN	RCH ESPN	NHA ABC	DOV ABC	KAN ABC	TAL ABC	CLT ABC	MAR ABC	ATL ABC	TEX ABC	PHO ABC	HOM ABC
2009	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	PHO FOX	TAL FOX	RCH FOX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	NHA TNT	DAY TNT	CHI TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ESPN	ATL ESPN	RCH ESPN	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	KAN ABC	CAL ABC	CLT ABC	MAR ESPN	TAL ABC	TEX ABC	PHO ESPN	HOM ABC
2010	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	ATL FOX	BRI FOX	MAR FOX	PHO FOX	TEX FOX	TAL FOX	RCH FOX	DAR FOX	DOV FOX	CLT FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	NHA TNT	DAY TNT	CHI TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ABC	ATL ESPN	RCH ABC	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	KAN ESPN	CAL ESPN	CLT ABC	MAR ESPN	TAL ESPN	TEX ESPN	PHO ESPN	HOM ESPN
2011	DAY FOX	PHO FOX	LVS FOX	BRI FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	TAL FOX	RCH FOX	DAR FOX	DOV FOX	CLT FOX	KAN FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	DAY TNT	KEN TNT	NHA TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ABC	ATL ESPN	RCH ABC	CHI ESPN	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	KAN ESPN	CLT ABC	TAL ESPN	MAR ESPN	TEX ESPN	PHO ESPN	HOM ESPN
2012	DAY FOX	PHO FOX	LVS FOX	BRI FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	KAN FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	KEN TNT	DAY TNT	NHA TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ABC	ATL ESPN	RCH ABC	CHI ESPN	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	TAL ESPN	CLT ABC	KAN ESPN	MAR ESPN	TEX ESPN	PHO ESPN	HOM ESPN
2013	DAY FOX	PHO FOX	LVS FOX	BRI FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	KAN FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	DAR FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	KEN TNT	DAY TNT	NHA TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ABC	ATL ESPN	RCH ABC	CHI ESPN	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	KAN ESPN	CLT ABC	TAL ESPN	MAR ESPN	TEX ESPN	PHO ESPN	HOM ESPN
	Regular Season																										Playoff
																											Round of 16			Round of 12			Round of 8			Champ Race
2014	DAY FOX	PHO FOX	LVS FOX	BRI FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FOX	TEX FOX	DAR FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	KAN FOX	CLT FOX	DOV FOX	POC TNT	MCH TNT	SON TNT	KEN TNT	DAY TNT	NHA TNT	IND ESPN	POC ESPN	GLN ESPN	MCH ESPN	BRI ABC	ATL ESPN	RCH ABC	CHI ESPN	NHA ESPN	DOV ESPN	KAN ESPN	CLT ABC	TAL ESPN	MAR ESPN	TEX ESPN	PHO ESPN	HOM ESPN
2015-24 TV Contract (FOX Sports, NBCUniversal)
	Regular Season																										Playoff
																											Round of 16			Round of 12			Round of 8			Champ Race
2015	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FOX	BRI FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	KAN FS1	CLT FOX	DOV FS1	POC FS1	MCH FS1	SON FS1	DAY NBC	KEN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	IND NBCSN	POC NBCSN	GLN NBCSN	MCH NBCSN	BRI NBCSN	DAR NBC	RCH NBCSN	CHI NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	DOV NBCSN	CLT NBCSN	KAN NBC	TAL NBCSN	MAR NBCSN	TEX NBC	PHO NBCSN	HOM NBC
2016	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FOX	BRI FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	KAN FS1	DOV FS1	CLT FOX	POC FS1	MCH FS1	SON FS1	DAY NBC	KEN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	IND NBCSN	POC NBCSN	GLN USA	BRI CNBC	MCH NBCSN	DAR NBC	RCH NBCSN	CHI NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	DOV NBCSN	CLT NBC	KAN NBC	TAL NBCSN	MAR NBCSN	TEX NBCSN	PHO NBC	HOM NBC
2017	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FOX	BRI FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	KAN FS1	CLT FOX	DOV FS1	POC FS1	MCH FS1	SON FS1	DAY NBC	KEN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	IND NBC	POC NBCSN	GLN NBCSN	MCH NBCSN	BRI NBC	DAR NBCSN	RCH NBCSN	CHI NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	DOV NBCSN	CLT NBC	TAL NBC	KAN NBCSN	MAR NBCSN	TEX NBCSN	PHO NBC	HOM NBC
2018	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	ISM FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FS1	BRI FOX	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	DOV FS1	KAN FS1	CLT FOX	POC FS1	MCH FOX	SON FS1	CHI NBCSN	DAY NBC	KEN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	POC NBCSN	GLN NBC	MCH NBCSN	BRI NBCSN	DAR NBCSN	IND NBCSN	LVS NBCSN	RCH NBCSN	CLT NBC	DOV NBCSN	TAL NBC	KAN NBC	MAR NBCSN	TEX NBCSN	ISM NBC	HOM NBC
2019	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	ISM FOX	CAL FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FOX	BRI FS1	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	DOV FS1	KAN FS1	CLT FOX	POC FS1	MCH FS1	SON FS1	CHI NBCSN	DAY NBC	KEN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	POC NBCSN	GLN NBCSN	MCH NBCSN	BRI NBCSN	DAR NBCSN	IND NBC	LVS NBCSN	RCH NBCSN	CLT NBC	DOV NBCSN	TAL NBCSN	KAN NBC	MAR NBCSN	TEX NBCSN	ISM NBC	HOM NBC
2020	DAY FOX	LVS FOX	CAL FOX	PHO FOX	DAR FOX	DAR FS1	CLT FOX	CLT FS1	BRI FS1	ATL FOX	MAR FS1	HOM FOX	TAL FOX	POC FOX	POC FS1	IND NBC	KEN FS1	TEX NBCSN	KAN NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	MCH NBCSN	MCH NBCSN	DAY NBC	DOV NBCSN	DOV NBCSN	DAY NBC	DAR NBCSN	RCH NBCSN	BRI NBCSN	LVS NBCSN	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	KAN NBC	TEX NBCSN	MAR NBC	PHO NBC
2021	DAY FOX	DAY FOX	HOM FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	ATL FOX	BRD FOX	MAR FS1	RCH FOX	TAL FOX	KAN FS1	DAR FS1	DOV FS1	COA FS1	CLT FOX	SON FS1	NSH NBCSN	POC NBCSN	POC NBCSN	ROA NBC	ATL NBCSN	NHA NBCSN	GLN NBCSN	IRC NBC	MCH NBCSN	DAY NBC	DAR NBCSN	RCH NBCSN	BRI NBCSN	LVS NBCSN	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	TEX NBC	KAN NBCSN	MAR NBC	PHO NBC
2022	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	ATL FOX	COTA FOX	RCH FOX	MAR FS1	BRD FOX	TAL FOX	DOV FS1	DAR FS1	KAN FS1	CLT FOX	WWT FS1	SON FS1	NSH NBC	ROA USA	ATL USA	NHA USA	POC USA	IRC NBC	MCH USA	RCH USA	GLN USA	DAY NBC	DAR USA	KAN USA	BRI USA	TEX USA	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	LVS NBC	HOM NBC	MAR NBC	PHO NBC
2023	DAY FOX	CAL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	ATL FOX	COTA FOX	RCH FS1	BRD FOX	MAR FS1	TAL FOX	DOV FS1	KAN FS1	DAR FS1	CLT FOX	WWT FS1	SON FOX	NSH NBC	CSC NBC	ATL USA	NHA USA	POC USA	RCH USA	MCH USA	IRC NBC	GLN USA	DAY NBC	DAR USA	KAN USA	BRI USA	TEX USA	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	LVS NBC	HOM NBC	MAR NBC	PHO NBC
2024	DAY FOX	ATL FOX	LVS FOX	PHO FOX	BRI FOX	COTA FOX	RCH FOX	MAR FS1	TEX FS1	TAL FOX	DOV FS1	KAN FS1	DAR FS1	CLT FOX	WWT FS1	SON FOX	IOW USA	NHA USA	NSH NBC	CSC NBC	POC USA	IND NBC	RCH USA	MCH USA	DAY NBC	DAR USA	ATL USA	GLN USA	BRI USA	KAN USA	TAL NBC	CLT NBC	LVS NBC	HOM NBC	MAR NBC	PHO NBC

Radio

Current broadcasts

Currently, three separate networks cover NASCAR races on radio:

• MRN

Founded by Ken Squier and Bill France Jr. in 1971, it covers all NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series events at tracks owned by ISC, as well as Nashville and Pocono. It also covers all events of the Truck Series.

• PRN

Covers all NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series events at tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports and Circuit of the Americas.

• IndyCar Radio Network

Covers the Xfinty Series and NASCAR Cup Series races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is produced in a joint venture with PRN.

From 2002 to 2006, all races were heard on XM channel 90 across the continental United States. In 2007, national satellite radio rights moved to Sirius channel 90. Among the programs on Sirius NASCAR Radio are a weekly program co-hosted by TV pit reporter Matt Yocum and Tony Stewart, and a morning drive time show formerly hosted by David Poole of The Charlotte Observer and Marty Snider of NBC and TNT. The Morning Drive is now hosted by MRN turn announcer Mike Bagley and MRN lead writer Pete Pistone. PRN's Jim Noble and Richard Childress Racing Museum curator and former fueler Danny "Chocolate" Myers host the afternoon show called Tradin Paint. Longtime MRN turn announcer Dave Moody hosts SiriusXM Speedway. PRN pit reporter and turn announcer Brad Gillie co-hosts the Late Shift with Kenny Wallace. He's also the regular host of the weekend show Press Pass. Pat Patterson, also PRN turn announcer, hosts the weekend show The Frontstretch.

Following the merger of XM and Sirius, Sirius NASCAR Radio is heard on the XM through the "Best of Sirius" package on channel 90.

Both networks also have affiliation deals with hundreds of local radio stations. Many stations sign with more than one of these networks to ensure coverage of the entire season. However, for Indianapolis, if there is a conflict between the INDYCAR Radio affiliate and the radio station that carries NASCAR races, the INDYCAR Radio affiliate has first choice of carrying the race.

International broadcast

In 2020, NASCAR created a worldwide television feed for broadcasts outside the United States. International broadcasters include Nippon TV, TSN, Viaplay Sports, Fox Sports Australia, Ziggo Sport Totaal, Arena Sport, Abu Dhabi Sports, FOX Sports Mexico, and BandSports.

NASCAR Trackpass also provides coverage of all Cup and Xfinity Series races for most countries, commercial-free and using NASCAR's worldwide graphics.

TV Broadcasters

These are the broadcasters for the 2024 NASCAR season.

Country	TV Network	Language	Free-to-air / Free-to-view / Pay	Trucks	Xfinity	Cup	Notes
Africa	SuperSport	Varies
Asia	TBD
Australia	Fox Sports	English
Brazil	Rede Bandeirantes	Portuguese					On Rede 21 and it's digital platforms (BandPlay and it's YouTube channel). Also on BandSports.
Canada	TSN	English
	Fox Sports Racing						Simulcast of Practices, Qualifyings and Exhibition Races broadcast on FS1/FS2
	RDS	French					Subject to other live events.
Europe	Motorsport Television Deutschland	German English					Commercial-free. Some races only.
Croatia	Sport Klub	Croatian					Commercial-free.
Czech Republic	Arena Sport	Slovakian					Commercial-free.
France	Automoto La chaîne	French
Germany	Sport1+	English					Commercial-free. All NASCAR Cup races will be broadcast with English commentary
Hungary	Arena4	Hungarian
	Match4
Indonesia	Mola TV	English
Italy	Mola TV	Italian
Latin America (except Brazil)	DirecTV Latin America	Spanish
	TelevisaUnivision
Japan	Nippon TV	Japanese					Only selected races.
Middle East and North Africa	Abu Dhabi Sports	English Arabic
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport Totaal	Dutch					Commercial-free. Choice between the original or Dutch Commentary.
Poland	Motowizja	Polish					Most NASCAR Cup Series races live. Highlights from every race.
Portugal	Sport TV	Portuguese					Commercial-free.
Romania	Sport Extra	Romanian					Commercial-free.
Scandinavia	V Sport Motor	Norwegian Swedish					Commercial-free.
Serbia	Sport Klub	Serbian					Commercial-free.
Singapore	Mola TV	English
Slovakia	Arena Sport	Slovakian					Commercial-free.
Slovenia	Sport Klub	Slovenian
United Kingdom	Premier Sports	English					Commercial-free.
United States	FOX	English					Carries the first 16 races of the season, as well as both exhibition races.
	FS1
	NBC						Carries the final 20 races of the season.
	USA Network
	American Forces Network						Serves the United States Armed Forces around the world.

Announcers

U.S. Broadcast Announcers

TV Network	Lap-by-lap		Pit Reporters	Studio Anchor	Studio Commentators
NASCAR Cup Series
Fox Sports	Mike Joy	Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick	Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims	Chris Myers Shannon Spake	Larry McReynolds Jamie McMurray
FS1
NBC Sports	Rick Allen Leigh Diffey	Jeff Burton Steve Letarte	Marty Snider Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Kim Coon Dillon Welch	Marty Snider	Dale Jarrett Kyle Petty
USA Network
Xfinity Series
Fox Sports	Adam Alexander Jamie Little	Michael Waltrip Rotation of Cup Series Drivers	Regan Smith Josh Sims Jamie Howe	Shannon Spake	Larry McReynolds Jamie McMurray Trevor Bayne
FS1
NBC Sports	Rick Allen	Jeff Burton Steve Letarte Dale Jarrett Brad Daugherty	Marty Snider Dave Burns Kim Coon Dillon Welch	Marty Snider	Dale Jarrett Kyle Petty
USA Network
Truck Series
Fox Sports	Adam Alexander Jamie Little	Michael Waltrip Phil Parsons	Jamie Howe Regan Smith Josh Sims Amanda Busick Heather DeBeaux	Kaitlyn Vincie	Todd Bodine Trevor Bayne
FS1

International Announcers

Country	TV Network	Language	Lap-by-lap
Brazil	BandSports	Portuguese	Sérgio Lago Octávio Muniz	Lipe Paíga Tiago Mendonça
Canada	RDS	French	Didier Schraenen Dominic Fugère (fill-in)	Patrick Carpentier Marc Cantin
France	Automoto La chaîne	French	Pat Angeli Philippe Chéreau
Hungary	Arena4	Hungarian	Zsolt Kun Zsombor Parrag	Dr. Zoltán Juhász
	Match4
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport Totaal	Dutch	Rick Winkelman
Poland	Motowizja	Polish	Szymon Tworz
Portugal	Sport TV	Portuguese	Bruno Aguiar José Manuel Costa
Latin America (except Brazil)	Fox Sports 3	Spanish	Tony Rivera Luis Rodriguez Diego Mejía	Luis Solis Jorge Koechlin

External links

• Fox Sports
• NBC Sports
• RPM.ESPN.com
• Motor Racing Network
• Performance Racing Network
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Sports Media Watch: NASCAR Ratings
• Backseat Drivers Fan Council rates the media – how did we do?
• Nascar in HD

Notes and References

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2. Web site: NASCAR History. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. NASCAR.com. September 9, 2019.
3. News: Spencer. Reid. A wreck, a fight and a mysterious phone call: How the 1979 Daytona 500 put NASCAR on the map. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. NASCAR.com. February 16, 2018. September 9, 2019.
4. News: Dramatic '79 Daytona 500 put NASCAR on the worldwide map. McGee. Ryan. January 14, 2008. ESPN Internet Ventures. December 15, 2015.
5. Web site: Behind the Microphone with Mike Joy, NASCAR on Fox . Speedcouch.com . February 16, 2007 . February 24, 2013.
6. Web site: Turner Sports to switch NASCAR broadcasts to TNT . April 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090514050402/http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/official/03/27/tbs_tnt/index.html . May 14, 2009 .
7. Web site: Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – Television News . Jayski.com . February 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060701224733/http://jayski.com/pages/media.htm . July 1, 2006 . dead .
8. Web site: TNT reshapes telecast to limit breaks . ThatsRacin.com . March 6, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308122003/http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3243.html . March 8, 2007 . dead . David . Poole .
9. Web site: NASCAR HotPass . Directv . January 14, 2013 . February 24, 2013.
10. Web site: DirecTV Ending NASCAR Hot Pass Programming Due To High Cost, Low Demand – SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Daily Global . January 7, 2013 . SportsBusiness Daily . February 24, 2013.
11. News: 10 years after crash, NASCAR still coping with Earnhardt's death. Sports Business Journal. CNN . February 10, 2011. February 14, 2011 . In the four years since NASCAR signed a multibillion-dollar media deal, average race viewership has fallen from 7.85 million at its height to 5.99 million last year, according to the Sports Business Journal..
12. http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nascar/news/4035132-fox-deportes-to-broadcast-nascar-cup-races-in-spanish Fox Deportes to broadcast NASCAR Cup races in Spanish
13. Web site: Fox Sports Racing to launch new era in motor sports Friday. Fox Sports. February 20, 2015.
14. News: Fox will showcase Talladega qualifying on main network. October 23, 2015. USA Today.
15. Web site: News & Media | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . NASCAR.com . February 19, 2013 . February 24, 2013.
16. Web site: TNT Broadcast Team Announced. www.speedcouch.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212407/http://www.speedcouch.com/smf/index.php?topic=2745.0 . September 26, 2007.
17. Web site: Fox, NASCAR agree to eight-year, $2.4 billion contract extension for Sprint Cup races. Pockrass. Bob. Sporting News. October 15, 2012. SportingNews.com. June 10, 2014. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215743/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-10-15/nascar-fox-tv-contract-deal-sprint-cup-series-espn-turner-speed. dead.
18. News: Cain. Holly. NASCAR, NBC Sports Group reach landmark deal. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. NASCAR.com. July 23, 2013. September 9, 2019.
19. News: Estrada. Chris. NASCAR compelling because of "wonderful stories," says NBC Sports' chairman. NBC Sports. Motorsportstalk.NBCSports.com. July 23, 2013. June 10, 2014. May 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505195440/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/07/23/nascar-compelling-because-of-wonderful-stories-says-nbc-sports-chairman/. dead.
20. Web site: NASCAR CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT: JULY 23, 2013. NBC Universal. NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com. July 23, 2013. June 10, 2014.
21. News: NASCAR, Fox extend, expand rights agreement. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. NASCAR.com. August 1, 2013. September 9, 2019.
22. Web site: Fox Sports, NASCAR Finalize Rights Deal Through '24 Worth $3.8B. Mickle. Ourand. Tripp. John. American City Business Journals. August 1, 2013. SportsBusinessDaily.com. June 10, 2014.
23. Web site: NBC Sports Inks 10-Year Deal For 20 Sprint Cup Races Annually. Mickle. Ourand. Tripp. John. American City Business Journals. July 23, 2013. SportsBusinessDaily.com. June 10, 2014.
24. Web site: Nascar's Xfinity Series Signs History-Making Deal With The CW . Greg Engle . Forbes . 2023-07-28.
25. Web site: Amazon, TNT Sports joining NASCAR broadcasting fold from 2025 . Racer . 2023-11-19.
26. Web site: NASCAR reveals new TV deal, TNT and Amazon Prime join in 2025 . USA Today . 2023-11-19.